How many queens are there in mature colonies of the green ant, Oecophylla smaragdina (Fabricius)?

Australian Journal of Entomology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 249-253

  Peng, R K ^a   Christian, K ^a   Gibb, K ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Green tree ant; Pleometrosis; Polygyny; Queen number

Indexed keywords

FABRICIUS; FORMICIDAE; FUNGI; INSECTA; MANGIFERA INDICA; OECOPHYLLA SMARAGDINA;

EID: 0006242523     PISSN: 13266756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-6055.1998.tb01579.x     Document Type: Article

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